“Life is becoming more expensive,” says Alexander, an advertising specialist from Moscow who works for a large corporation. His monthly food budget jumped by…
The European Union has demanded that TikTok change its platform design or face major financial penalties. The European Commission said the video app breached EU online safety rules. Officials reached this conclusion after an investigation launched in February 2024. Regulators analysed how TikTok’s features shape user behaviour. The Commission said TikTok failed to properly assess risks to mental wellbeing. Investigators…
New Zealand is racing to protect its critically endangered birds, including the kākāpō, from deadly H5N1 avian influenza before migratory birds introduce the virus. With fewer than 250 kākāpō left, even a single outbreak could be catastrophic. In a world-first trial, the Department of Conservation vaccinated 10 captive birds from five species with 500 or fewer individuals, using an H5N3…
